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2016-2017
SEASON PROGRAM
Sponsored by THE OTTO M. BUDIG
FAMILY FOUNDATION
CINCYSHAKES.COM
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We have big things planned and a special move to make in the near
future. But before we go, we have one last season here on Race Street!
We are presenting a slate of titles that are as nostalgic as they are
timeless and represent the next phase of Cincinnati Shakespeare
Company. Thank you for joining us this season as we bid a fond
farewell to Race Street, because this goodbye is only the beginning.
Brian Isaac Phillips
Producing Artistic Director
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Jay Woffington
Executive Director
SPECIAL EVENT*
All The Great Books
(Abridged)
by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
July 22 - August 13, 2016
We’ve got your evening booked.
All The Great Books (abridged) is an uproarious roller-coaster ride
through a comically compact compilation of the world’s greatest literature!
Watch as 3 actors cover over 90 books in 90 minutes from 1984 through
Wuthering Heights. Everyone from the illiterate to the literati will love this
refresher of literature’s greatest hits including Huckleberry Finn,
The Odyssey, Green Eggs and Ham, Pride and Prejudice, The Bible,
Harry Potter…and more! Sold-out audiences who raved about our
“abridged” versions of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare,
The Complete History of America and Every Christmas Story Ever Told,
surely will flip as we present All the Great Books (abridged)!
* This is a Special Event. Not included in the Subscription Package,
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The Diary Of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
ADAPTED BY WENDY KESSELMAN
September 9 - October 1, 2016
Be the light in the world.
In a tiny attic in Amsterdam in 1944, two families of Jewish refugees hide
in silence from the Nazi Regime below. Unable to speak for fear of being
discovered, the young Anne Frank tells her story by writing in her diary. The
Diary of Anne Frank is a harrowingly intimate view of history’s greatest atrocity
as seen through the eyes of one extraordinary young girl. The chronicle of
her family’s experience endures as both a condemning indictment of man’s
capacity for cruelty and a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit.
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The Elephant Man
by Bernard Pomerance
October 14 - November 5, 2016
Humanity is more than skin deep.
This Tony Award® winning play tells the true life tale of
Joseph Merrick, whose severe physical deformities landed him
in a Victorian freak-show. Joseph is rescued by Frederick Treves,
a young doctor who discovers that behind the disfigured visage,
lies not an animal, but an intelligent mind and a sensitive soul.
As their friendship develops, Frederick endeavors to show the
world to Joseph, who discovers it is both more beautiful and
more cruel than he could have imagined.
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William Shakespeare’s
Much Ado About Nothing
November 18 - December 10, 2016
Some cupid kills with arrows,
Some with traps.
Beatrice and Benedick are the perfect match. It’s too bad they can’t
stand each other. When their war of wits comes to a head, their
friends decide there’s only one thing to be done – trick the hapless
couple into falling hopelessly in love. They set in motion a series of
plots, pranks, plans, and ploys all designed to bring the cynical
Benedick and spirited Beatrice into a “mountain of affection.” Will
their scheming succeed, or will it all be Much Ado About Nothing?
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SPECIAL EVENT*
Every Christmas Story Ever
Told (And Then Some!)
Michael Carlton, James Fitzgerald
and John K. Alvarez
December 14 - 31, 2016
Imagine all your fondest holiday
memories in one big blender.
CSC’s holiday smash hit Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) is
back! What begins as another annual production of A Christmas Carol, soon
devolves into a slightly irreverent look at all of our favorite “Beloved
Holiday Classics” including It’s a Wonderful Life, Frosty, Rudolph, Charlie Brown
and more! Three actors (with the help of Santa) send up everything from
Dickens to Dr. Seuss in 90 minutes of high octane jollity and frivolity.
* This is a Special Event. Not included in the Subscription Package
This show will be appreciated by adults and older teens, but is not recommended
for anyone young enough to still believe in Santa.
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William Shakespeare’s
Henry Vi: The Wars of
the Roses, Part 2
January 20 - February 11, 2017
Shakespeare’s game of
thrones continues.
The History Cycle spirals towards its inevitable end in the penultimate
chapter of Shakespeare’s greatest saga. Sides have been chosen and
loyalties tested as the Wars of the Roses rage on. The Houses of York
and Lancaster contend for control of the kingdom, and in the midst
of the chaos a certain hunch-backed hellion begins his infamous
maneuverings to win the crown. Paired with the upcoming production
of Richard III, this theatrical event is not to be missed!
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William Shakespeare’s
Richard III
February 17 - March 11, 2017
We have a hunch
this will end badly.
Shakespeare’s game of thrones enters its endgame as the History Cycle’s
final chapter takes the stage. The ruthless, relentless, and remorseless
Richard Plantaganet has his eyes set on the throne of England, and he
makes the happy earth his hell as he carves a bloody swath through all that
stands in his way. The History Cycle comes to its thrilling conclusion
with the story of England’s most murderous monarch in Richard III.
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A Raisin In The Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
March 24 - April 15, 2017
All hopes hinge on
their next move.
A Raisin in the Sun tells the story of the Youngers, a working
class family in 1950s Chicago. When an unexpected financial windfall
gives them the opportunity for a better life, conflicts within the family
and pressures from without threaten to shatter their opportunity at the
American dream. The recipient of four Tony Award® nominations,
A Raisin in the Sun is a true masterpiece of the American stage.
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William Shakespeare’s
The Tempest
April 28 - May 20, 2017
The end is just the beginning…
Betrayed and exiled to a deserted island, with only his books
and his infant daughter for company, the magician Prospero has
spent years plotting his revenge. When fate places all his old
enemies within his reach, Prospero summons a magical storm
that brings them crashing down onto his shores. This romantic
tale replete with magic and monsters, love and liquor, and
retribution and redemption is a voyage you won’t want to miss.
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2016-2017 Resident Ensemble
Geoffrey Warren
Barnes II*
Darnell Pierre
Benjamin*
Kyle Brumley
Brandon
Joseph Burton
Burgess Byrd*
Billy Chace*
Sara Clark*
William Cary
Davenport
Giles Davies*
Jeremy Dubin*
Jim Hopkins*
Matthew Lewis
Johnson*
Josh Katawick*
Sylvester
Little, Jr.
Courtney Lucien
Justin McCombs*
Miranda McGee*
Dylan McGill
Caitlin McWethy* Kelly Mengelkoch*
Barry Mulholland*
Grant Niezgodski
Regina Pugh*
Maggie Lou Rader
Paul Riopelle*
Nicholas Rose*
Vanessa Sawson
Michael Shooner*
Aiden Sims
Brent Vimtrup*
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association,
the Union of Professional Actors and Stage
Managers in the United States
Torie Wiggins*
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Crystian Wiltshire
Leadership Biographies
BRIAN ISA AC
PHILLIPS*
(Producing Artistic
Director & Ensemble,
Eighteenth Season)
just celebrated
his 13th season of
artistic leadership
of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. He
was named Producing Artistic Director in
2010 after being Artistic Director since
2003. Prior to these responsibilities, he
served with the organization as Associate
Artistic Director for one season, as well
as four seasons as a member of the acting
company. He is a proud member of
Actor’s Equity Association and the Stage
Director’s and Choreographer’s Society.
Mr. Phillips, originally from Pittsburgh,
PA, is a graduate of Morehead State
University and has been a resident of
Cincinnati for 18 years. In that time he
has worked with Cincinnati Playhouse in
the Park, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati,
Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet,
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, The
Children’s Theatre, Know Theatre of
Cincinnati, New Stage Collective, Diogenes
Theatre Company, as well as over 100
productions with Cincinnati Shakespeare
Company. He also has worked regionally
at theatres in North Carolina, Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Northern
Ohio. Most recent CSC directing credits
include Antony and Cleopatra, Henry VI: The Wars
of the Roses, Part 1, Death of a Salesman, Cyrano de
Bergerac, One Man, Two Guvnors, Henry V, Waiting
for Godot, The Birds, and The Great Gatsby.
Mr. Phillips was nominated for the 2016
SDCF Zelda Fichandler Award. This
award honors an outstanding director
or choreographer making an exceptional
contribution to the national arts landscape
through theatre work in a particular region.
Also in 2016, Brian was selected as a finalist
for the Business Courier’s 2016 C-Suite
Awards for Chief Executive Officer.
These are the 2nd annual C-Suite
Awards, honoring top executives whose
leadership and skills have helped shape
their companies in the Greater Cincinnati
community. Mr. Phillips is also currently
serving on the Executive Committee of
the Shakespeare Theatre Association, an
international organization comprised of
theatres dedicated to the production of
Shakespeare’s works around the globe.
On May 3, 2013, Brian was recognized
by Mayor Mark Mallory and the City of
Cincinnati for his decade of achievement
and service at CSC. He was also selected
for the 2014 Class of Forty Under Forty
and a finalist for the Ohio Governors’ Arts
Awards. In 2016, Mr. Phillips graduated
from Cincinnati USA Chamber’s 39th
Class of Leadership Cincinnati.
Mr. Phillips is thrilled to be helping the
company realize a long term dream of
operating a world-class facility with the
new construction of a $17MM home for
CSC, The Otto M. Budig Theater at the
corner of 12th and Elm Streets in OTR.
Mr. Phillips is honored that CSC was
named as a four time finalist for the
Cincinnati USA Chamber’s Non-Profit
of the Year award. He is pleased to have
led CSC to becoming one of the first
five theatres in the United States to have
produced Shakespeare’s complete 38 play
canon and to have personally completed the
canon as well. Brian is the lucky husband of
one of the most amazing actresses in town
and the proud father of Holden (7) and
Annabel (4).
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Leadership Biographies
JAY
WOFFINGTON
(Executive Director, Fifth
Season) is entering
his fifth season
at Cincinnati
Shakespeare
Company as
Executive Director, after having been on
the Board of Trustees for 6 years prior.
Jay is focused on the design, construction
and financing of the new $17MM home for
CSC, The Otto M. Budig Theater at the
corner of 12th and Elm Streets in OTR. In
his first four years, Jay oversaw tremendous
company growth in attendance, outreach,
support from the donor community
and overall financial performance. In
recognition of these achievements, Jay won
a C-Suite Award as COO of the Year in
2015. Additionally, the Company became
one of the first five theaters in the US to
“complete the canon” by producing all 38
of Shakespeare’s plays. CSC was named a
four-time finalist for the Non-Profit of
the Year (by the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce), was recognized as a Best Place
to Work in Cincinnati (by the Cincinnati
Business Courier), and received an Award
of Excellence by the Ohio Association
of Non-Profit Organizations for its
education program. Prior to taking the
helm at CSC, Jay was the Global President
of Possible Worldwide/CEO of Bridge
Worldwide. Jay led the rapid expansion of
the digital marketing agency, growing the
company from 30 people and $5MM net
revenue to 1,000 people and $100MM
net revenue in less than 10 years. In
2005, Jay initiated and completed the
sale of the agency to WPP. Under Jay’s
leadership the agency won coveted industry
creative awards such as two Gold Lions
at the Cannes International Festival of
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Creativity and developed an organizational
culture recognized as one of the Top 25
Best Places to Work in America for five
consecutive years. Jay’s theatre passion is
credited to his father, a high school drama
teacher in Pittsburgh. Jay is married to a
2012 Cincinnati Woman to Watch, Jodi
Woffington and together they have four
children, Wendy (12), Jack (9), Brett (9),
and Reese (7), and an Irish Red and White
Setter named Radley (as in Boo from To Kill
A Mockingbird). Jay holds his masters from
Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School
of Management and his undergraduate
degree from Duke University.
LETTIE
VAN HEMERT
(Managing Director,
Tenth Season) is
looking forward to
moving to CSC’s
new corner in
OTR, but in the
meantime is excited to celebrate the Race
Street space with one last grand season. In
addition to her current role as Managing
Director, Lettie has been the Box Office
Manager and Director of Operations for
the company. She is from Lincoln, NE,
and holds a BFA in Theatre from the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lettie has
found careers both on and off the stage.
She has performed with Nebraska Repertory
Theatre, Flatwater Shakespeare Company,
The Angels Theatre Company, and The
Crooked Codpiece Company. As an arts
administrator, Lettie has worked for the
Lincoln Community Playhouse and Lux
Center for the Arts in Lincoln, NE. She also
has fond memories of time spent behind
the information counter at Joseph Beth
Booksellers. Lettie is proud to be married
to the most versatile actor she knows.
Company Biographies
GEOFFREY
WARREN
BARNES II*
DOUGLAS J.
BORNTR AGER
(Ensemble, Third Season)
is thrilled to be
joining CSC for
a third season.
Recent projects
include: Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Henry
VI: Part I (Charles, the Dauphin), with the
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Other
credits include Saint Joan with Diogones
Theatre Company and Hands on a Hardbody
(Ronald McCowan) with Ensemble Theatre
Cincinnati, Seattle Children’s Theatre,
the ZACH Theatre in Austin, Texas,
American Globe Theatre in NYC, and
the Labyrinth Theater Company in NYC.
Geoffrey holds a BFA in Musical Theater
from Webster University as well as an MFA
in acting from the University of Texas at
Austin. He is an alumnus of the Cincinnati
School for the Creative and Performing
Arts. He would like to thank his family and
friends for all of their love and support!
(Resident Sound Designer,
Sixth Season) Having
recently retired
as Operations
Director at the
Know Theatre
of Cincinnati to become a stay at home
dad, Doug is happy to return as Resident
Sound Designer at CSC, the Know,
and Diogenes Theatre Company. Doug
has received numerous accolades for
his designs, including two Cincinnati
Entertainment Awards for Outstanding
Lighting, Sound, or Special Effects for
Hamlet & Eurydice, an LCT award for Sound
Design for When the Rain Stops Falling and The
Birds, and an LCT award for Video Design
for Gruesome Playground Injuries. Previously
Doug has worked with such theatres
as the Oak Park Shakespeare Festival,
CATCO, and The Vineyard Theatre.
Douglas holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre from Ohio Wesleyan University.
Sponsored by Gifford Blaylock and Anne Reed
KYLE BRUMLEY
DARNELL
PIERRE
BENJAMIN*
(Ensemble and Tour
Manager, Second Season)
is very excited
to be joining
CSC for another
season! You may
remember Kyle
from last season as Frank Churchill
(Emma), Valvert (Cyrano), and Octavius
Caesar (Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra).
Before coming to Cincinnati last year,
Kyle performed for many theatres in
Atlanta, GA. Favorite past projects include
The Whale, Equus (Alan Strang), and Bloody
Bloody Andrew Jackson at Actor’s Express,
Camelot (Mordred) and My Fair Lady (Freddy)
at Georgia Ensemble Theatre, and The
Navigator with 7 Stages. Kyle performed with
Georgia Shakespeare’s summer repertory
for three seasons prior to graduating from
Oglethorpe University in 2012. He spent
his first post-graduate year as an intern
at Actor’s Express, and later became a
teaching artist for The Alliance Theatre.
(Ensemble, Seventh
Season) is looking
forward to another
season with his
CSC family—
favorite roles include Aaron in Titus
Andronicus, Tom in To Kill a Mockingbird, and
most recently, the title role of Henry VI.
His favorite shows with other regional
theaters are The Taming of the Shrew with
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Detroit ’67
with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Cock
and Angels in America with Know Theatre
Cincinnati, Othello with Human Race, and
Romeo and Juliet and A Raisin in the Sun with
Hope Summer Repertory. In 2014, Darnell
won Michigan’s Oscar Wilde Award for
Best of the Bard. Darnell is also a proud
member of Actor’s Equity, Queen City
Queer Theatre Collective and Pones, Inc.
Sponsored by Sally and Joel Davenport
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Company Biographies
BR ANDON
JOSEPH
BURTON
(Ensemble, Debut) has
returned home to
Cincinnati and
is honored to
be working with
Cincinnati’s best.
Recently he has worked with The
Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati and
Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre. A
favorite role he has recently performed
is Crooks in GHCT’s Of Mice and
Men. If Brandon is not on the stage
he is probably hiking in the forest,
thinking of being back on stage.
BURGESS BYRD*
(Ensemble, Debut) is
beyond thrilled to
make her debut
performance
with CSC this
season. Raised in
Louisville, KY
she has had the great pleasure of finding
her theatrical home in Cincinnati.
She has worked on many local stages
including Human Race Theatre, New Stage
Collective, Ovation Theatre Company,
Performance Gallery, among others. Recent
credits: Detroit ‘67 at Ensemble Theatre,
Silence, The Musical at Falcon Theatre, a staged
reading of KJ Sanchez’s Cincinnati King:
King Records with Cincinnati Playhouse In
The Park and Harry and The Thief at Know
Theatre Cincinnati. Thank you to the never
ending support from family and friends.
LIZ CARMAN
(Marketing Associate,
Debut) holds an
associate’s degree
from Cuyahoga
Community College
and currently attends
Miami University
majoring in English Literature with a minor
in Arts Management, earning her Bachelors
in December of 2016. She also holds a
Grande Diplome in Classic Pastry Arts
from the International Culinary Center.
Liz has been an intern with Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company in previous seasons
and has assisted with PROJECT38 and the
company’s data and impact measurement
work. As a lifelong lover of Shakespeare,
she is very pleased to be working with the
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.
BILLY CHACE*
(Ensemble, Tenth Season)
was born and
raised in Northern
Virginia where he
fell in love with
theatre seeing plays
in the Washington
D.C. area and studying at George Mason
University. Since 2007 he proudly calls
CSC his artistic home where he has been
awarded such roles as Enobarbus in Antony &
Cleopatra, Suffolk in Henry VI, Touchstone in
As You Like It, Ragueneau in Cyrano de Bergerac,
Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Are Dead, Clown 1 in The 39 Steps, Lucio in
Measure For Measure, Berowne in Love’s Labor’s
Lost, Renfield in Dracula, and King John.
He is thrilled to be playing Richard III in
Season 23, the company’s last season in its
beloved home on Race St.
Sponsored by Rebecca SchaenIn Memory of Bill Godschalk
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Company Biographies
SAR A CLARK*
(Artistic and
Development Associate,
Eleventh Season) is
proud to wear many
hats as a resident at
her favorite theatre
in Cincinnati.
Beloved roles at CSC include Rosalind,
Juliet, Lady Macbeth, the Artful Dodger,
Marc Antony, and Elizabeth Bennet. She
has also played locally with the Know,
the Fringe, the Carnegie, New Edgecliff,
and most recently with Diogenes Theatre
Company as the title role in Shaw’s Saint Joan.
Sara is a director and teaching artist with
the Company, and manages foundation and
government grants for the Development
department. In 2016, she was nominated for
the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 40 Under
40 Awards. None of this would be possible
without the love, support, and inspiration
she gleans from her amazing parents Mike
and Kat, multi-talented husband Nick, and
beautiful baby boy Brennan Michael Rose.
Sponsored by Gerry Greenberg and Pamela Meyers
KRISTIN
CLIPPARD
(Director, Debut) holds
a BFA from Wright
State University and
an MFA from the
University of Iowa.
She trained with
Shakespeare & Company, Orlando
Shakespeare Theatre, National Conservatory
Theatre, and SITI Company. Selected
directing credits include Loyalty and Betrayal
(a community collaboration based on
Julius Caesar), Landless, Collective Amnesia, and
Champagne Gods. Classics include Imaginary
Invalid, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Taming
of the Shrew, Measure for Measure, Pericles, Dr.
Faustus and She Stoops to Conquer. She is CoChair for the Legacy 400 international
celebration for the Shakespeare Theatre
Association and has taught, administered,
acted, assisted or directed with eleven
Shakespeare producing theatre companies
and many others. www.kristinclippard.com
WILLIAM CARY
DAVENPORT
(Ensemble, Fourth Season)
is thrilled to be
living in Cincinnati
again, working with
CSC. Before living
in Chicago for
four years creating a folk rock back called
Reins, he was a full time ensemble member
and part time composer at CSC while also
working with New Stage Collective and
New Edgecliff Theatre. Favorite shows at
CSC include One Man, Two Guvnors, The Two
Gentlemen of Verona and The Grapes of Wrath. Cary
would like to thank his parents for their
never ending support!
GILES DAVIS*
(Ensemble, Seventeenth
Season) was born
in Hong Kong
and is of British
descent. Giles grew
up watching his
parents on stage
and acted from the age of five. After
graduating from The Ohio State
University’s graduate program in
performance (with a specialty in creating
solo work), he immediately joined the
ensemble at CSC. Currently living in
Tampa, Giles is always thrilled to return
to Cincinnati and work with, what he
considers, family. He loves teaching,
traveling, and the tropics. Favorite CSC
roles include Coriolanus, Macbeth, Richard
III, Dracula, Frankenstein, Caliban in The
Tempest, and Vladimir in Waiting for Godot.
Sponsored by David and Ruth Lahey
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Company Biographies
K ATIE DOLL
(Development Associate,
Debut) is very
excited to join
the team of CSC
this year. Katie
is a graduate of
Ashland University
with B.A.s in both Theatre and Business
Administration. After college she worked
with multiple companies as a Stage Manager
and Administrative staff including the
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival. Katie
also spent multiple years working for
The Palms Casino in Las Vegas in their
Entertainment Department but is happy to
be back in her hometown of Cincinnati.
JEREMY
DUBIN*
(Artistic Associate,
Ensemble, Seventeenth
Season) Originally
from Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, Jeremy
holds degrees from
the University of Evansville and Ohio
State University. He has worked for
several theaters across the country, as
well as doing work in film. Some favorite
CSC projects include Cyrano de Bergerac
(Cyrano), One Man, Two Guvnors (Alfie),
The Comedy of Errors (Dromio), Private Lives
(Elyot), The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock
Holmes), Of Mice and Men (George), Titus
Andronicus (Director), A Midsummer Night’s
Dream (Director), and Every Christmas Story
Ever Told (Director). In addition to being an
Artistic Associate, Jeremy is the director of
the CSC Groundlings program and CSC
Summer Camp. He would like to thank
his family for their unwavering enthusiasm
and Kelly for her love and inspiration.
Sponsored by Ken Griffiths and Molly Moloney
Sponsored by Randolph and Sallie Wadsworth
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CHRISTOPHER
V. EDWARDS
(Director, Debut) is a
producer, director,
actor, fight
choreographer and
educator who has
taught theatre arts
at the University of Minnesota, Bennington
College, Montclair State University, West
Point Military Academy, SUNY New Paltz,
Manhattan Theater Club, Creative Arts
Team, and the Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Festival. Most recently he was the Associate
Artistic Director and Director of Education
and Founding Director for the Professional
Acting Apprentice Training at the Hudson
Valley Shakespeare Festival in Cold Spring,
NY. Directing credits include: How to
Break at The National Theatre of Norway,
HERE Arts Center - NYC, The Hip
Hop Theater Festival-NYC, Collective
Consciousness – New Haven, CT, and the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival; I Have Before
Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young
Lady From Rwanda at Vermont Stage Co.;
Shakespeare The Remix at Capital Repertory
Theater; Master Harold...and the boys at St.
Michael’s Playhouse; Seven Guitars and Arcadia
at Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Love/Sick
at Half Moon Theater, Othello, The Three
Musketeers, Romeo and Juliet, Around the World in
80 Days, Hamlet, A Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing, with
the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.
Chris is also the founding Artistic Director
for Point of Entry Theatre in New York
City. He attended the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas and the University of Minnesota
in association with the Guthrie Theater
and currently splits his time between
Las Vegas, NV and Hoosick Falls, NY.
Company Biographies
CAROLYN FAST*
JIM HOPKINS*
(Production Stage
Manager, Second Season)
is very happy to
be a part of this
season at CSC.
Her career as a
stage manager has
brought her to Cincinnati after working
at Quintessence Theatre Group
(Philadelphia, PA), the Hope Summer
Repertory Theatre (Holland, MI), the
Delaware Shakespeare Festival (Wilmington,
DE), Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA),
and various other places. Carolyn is
originally from New Jersey and thrilled to
be doing work that she loves so dearly.
(Ensemble, Tenth Season)
is originally from
Nebraska and
spent many years
performing in the
Dallas area, but
calls Cincinnati
home thanks to CSC. Among Jim’s many
CSC roles, he has been Julius Caesar
in Julius Caesar, Pozzo in Waiting for Godot,
Lennie in Of Mice and Men, Henry IV in
Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Bolingbroke in Richard
II, Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Van
Helsing in Dracula, and Lady Bracknell
in The Importance of Being Earnest. Other past
appearances include The Liar and School for
Wives at The Shakespeare Theatre of New
Jersey, Romeo and Juliet at The Human Race
Theatre, Hands on a Hardbody at Ensemble
Theatre, and Jerry Springer in Jerry Springer:
The Opera for Playhouse on the Square
in Memphis. Jim holds an MFA from
the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
CAL HARRIS
(Director of Customer
Relations, Fifth Season)
is very excited to
be working his
fifth year at CSC.
Cal is a graduate
of Morehead State
University with his B.A. in Theatre and
Visual Communications. At Morehead
he starred in several productions such as
Chicago, Blood Brothers, How I Learned to Drive,
and Learned Ladies. He has also been a part of
the Jenny Wiley Theatre, Kincaid Regional
Theatre, as well as Cincinnati’s Landmark
Productions and Cincinnati Fringe Festival.
When not working in the theatre world,
Cal is also a documentary filmmaker. His
works have been shown from England
to Sri Lanka as well as being premiered
on PBS. He is very eager to start the new
season with all of his friends here at CSC.
Sponsored by Al and Mary Lopez
ABBI HOWSON
(Costume Shop Manager,
Fourth Season) is very
excited for another
epic season here at
CSC. Abbi received
her BFA from
UC’s CollegeConservatory of Music and is so happy to
have made a home here in the Queen City.
Abbi would like to thank her parents for
always encouraging her to dream big and
Cam for an amazing last decade – that’s all.
Sponsored by Marc and Suzi Rubin
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Company Biographies
MATTHEW
LEWIS
JOHNSON*
(Ensemble, Eleventh
Season) is so happy
to call Cincy Shakes
his home away
from home. Now
residing in Central Kentucky and teaching
Theatre at Eastern Kentucky University,
Matthew’s work as an award winning
Actor, Director, Designer, Playwright,
and Puppeteer has graced stages across the
Commonwealth and the Buckeye State.
Just a few favorite CSC memories: Hamlet,
Henry IV 1 & 2, The Seagull, Comedy of Errors,
Timon of Athens, Long Days Journey Into Night, Our
Town, and One Man, Two Guvnors. His favorite
role of all time is Dad to Millie (9) and
Ollie (7). matthewlewisjohnson.com
JOSH
K ATAWICK*
(Ensemble, Third Season)
is proud to return to
CSC, after capping
last season playing
Cassius (Julius Caesar)
in Shakespeare’s
Roman saga.
His first appearance in the company was
as the titular role in Macbeth, as part of
CSC’s Free Shakespeare in the Park tour,
followed with Antipholus of Ephesus on
the mainstage. An Ohio native working
throughout the region, he trained
with the Shakespeare Theatre of New
Jersey. Some of his personal highlights
with CSC include Death of a Salesman, the
history cycle, and One Man, Two Guvnors,
and elsewhere, an award-winning turn as
Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing and his
directorial debut with Glengarry Glen Ross.
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SYLVESTER
LITTLE, JR.
(Ensemble, Fourth Season)
is very excited
to return to
CSC for his 4th
season. A native
of Birmingham,
AL, he recently received his MFA in Acting
from Purdue University. His favorite
credits include: Nick Bottom in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet,
Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, Adam
(himself) in Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr
(abridged). Other regional credits: Death
of a Salesman, King Lear (American Players
Theatre); Superior Donuts, Ruined (City Equity
Theatre); Faust (Aimee Rose Theatre in
Frankfurt Germany). He attributes all of
his success to the Almighty, his mother,
sister, and father, Sly, Sr.
JUSTEN N.
LOCKE
(Resident Lighting
Designer, Debut) has
his Master of Fine
Arts from Ohio
University in
Scenic and Lighting
Design. He has won
several awards for his designs at KCACTF
including two Excellence in Design awards
and one Meritorious Achievement in Scenic
Design. He has also worked professionally
for many years at The Texas Shakespeare
Festival and also worked at The Monomoy
Theatre where he was the Lighting Designer
for four of the eight shows. Justen has
also had the privilege of working on many
world premieres at Ohio University and
the Texas Shakespeare Festival. He is very
excited to join the company at Cincinnati
Shakespeare Festival and looks forward
to all the opportunities it will bring.
Company Biographies
COURTNEY
LUCIEN
JOELIENE
MAGOTO
(Ensemble, Third Season)
is humbled to
be with the CSC
family for another
season! Currently
based in Chicago,
but originally from Cincinnati, she’s
glad to have a flourishing theatre home
in her hometown. Recent CSC credits
include Emma (Emma), One Man, Two Guvnors
(Pauline), and Little Women (Amy March).
She has also been with the Towle Theatre,
Cardinal Stage Company, Jewish Theatre
of Bloomington, and Shakespeare Dallas.
She holds a BA in Theatre and Drama
from Indiana University. Courtney
sends love to her family and friends for
their unwavering encouragement, and to
Grant for his invaluable love and trust.
(Development Director,
Second Season)
joined Cincinnati
Shakespeare
Company last season
as Development
Director bringing more than 20 years of
non-profit leadership and professional
fundraising experience. Over the last year,
Joeliene has played an integral role in
CSC’s Making History Unexpected Capital
Campaign helping the organization raise
capital and endowment funds for the
$17MM project. Most recently Joeliene was
responsible for leading fundraising programs
that generate $10.5 million annually for
OneSight North America, a global vision
care charity headquartered at Luxottica.
Joeliene previously held positions with
2012 World Choir Games, Contemporary
Arts Center, Toledo Museum of Art, Civic
Garden Center, Cranbrook Art Museum
and an accredited art museum in Albany,
Texas. A native Cincinnatian, Joeliene holds
an MFA from University of Connecticut
and BFA from University of Dayton.
STORMIE MAC
(Wardrobe Supervisor,
Costume Shop Assistant,
Costume Designer, Second
Season) is delighted
to be returning
to CSC where she
will be designing
A Midsummer Night’s Dream tour and The
Diary of Anne Frank. Stormie has an MFA
in Costume Design from Florida State
University and a BFA in Theatrical Design
& Technology from The University of
Mississippi. Most recently at CSC, she has
had the pleasure of designing costumes for
Death of A Salesman and Emma. Stormie has
worked with Lyric Repertory Company,
Opera New Jersey, Central City Opera,
and The Glimmerglass Festival. She sends
a warm thank you to her amazing family
and friends for their support and love.
JUSTIN
McCOMBS*
(Ensemble, Eleventh
Season) is honored
to be an ensemble
member with CSC
for another year on
Race Street. He
hails from the corn fields in Illinois. Justin’s
favorite experiences at CSC have been
playing Prince Hal/Henry V in CSC’s
History Cycle, Biff Loman in Death of
a Salesman, Nick Carraway in The Great
Gatsby, Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath,
Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Are Dead, Laurie in Little Women and one of
the Clowns in The 39 Steps. He’d like to
send special thanks to his family and the
CSC company for their support and to
his lovely wife, Maggie Lou, for being his
favorite scene partner, onstage and off.
Sponsored by Vicky Reynolds
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Company Biographies
AMANDA
McGEE
(Resident Costume
Designer, Sixth Season)
is an MFA graduate
in costume design
from the University
of Minnesota. She
has worked with Central City Opera,
Creede Repertory Theatre, Penumbra
Theatre and Lipscomb University. Previous
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company designs
include Cyrano de Bergerac, Antony and Cleopatra,
and Little Women. She is grateful to play
with this talented band of brothers.
MIR ANDA
McGEE*
(Ensemble, Eighth Season)
is looking forward
to another season
with her CSC
family. Originally
from Melbourne,
Australia, she received her B.A at Trinity
University and has worked regionally at
Long Wharf Theatre, The Shakespeare
Theatre of New Jersey and Howmet Playhouse;
and locally with The Carnegie, The Covedale,
Madcap Puppets, Clifton Performance
Theatre, Know Theatre and the Cincinnati
Fringe Festival. She is also a teaching artist
at Playhouse in the Park. Some of her favorite
CSC roles include Tamora (Titus Andronicus),
Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Pamela/
Annabella/ Margaret (The 39 Steps), The
Gaoler’s Daughter (Two Noble Kinsmen), Celia
(As You Like It) and she is excited to play Santa
for her seventh year in a row (Every Christmas
Story Ever Told). Cheers to her beloved CSC
family, the fantastic city of Cincinnati, her
parents, the excellent ensemble at McGee
Manor and to Brandon, for everything.
Sponsored by Dava L. Biehl
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DYLAN McGILL
(Ensemble, Debut) is a
native of Cincinnati.
After graduating
from The Boston
Conservatory he
has performed
across the
country, in Boston, Chicago and on the
Broadway stage. He recently founded
his own theater company at the Museum
of Science and History in South Texas.
Dylan is an award winning author, visual
artist and long time performer and
director of historical reenactment. He is
proud to return to Cincinnati to share
his love of learning. Here’s to Mom.
CAITLIN
McWETHY*
(Ensemble, Fourth Season)
is honored to be
back for another
season at CSC! Her
favorites roles on
our Race Street stage
include Joan of Arc (Henry VI: The Wars of the
Roses, Part 1), Roxanne (Cyrano De Bergerac),
Harriet (Emma), Beth (Little Women),
Katharine (Henry V), and Rachel Crabbe
(One Man, Two Guvnors). She’s worked all over
the east coast, performing with Virginia
Stage Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare
Festival, Georgia Shakespeare, Tennessee
Shakespeare Company, Theatre West Virginia,
and Annapolis Shakespeare Company as
well as in New York with Manhattan Theatre
Club and the 52nd Street Project. She is
also the co-artistic director of SHEatre:
Cincinnati Women’s Theatre. Deepest
gratitude to her remarkable family
for never thinking this was crazy.
Sponsored by Rosemary and Mark Schlachter
Company Biographies
KELLY
MENGELKOCH*
BARRY
MULHOLLAND*
(Ensemble & Company
Manager, Thirteenth
Season) is delighted
to play with her
CSC family another
year. Locally,
she has also worked with The Human
Race Theatre, New Stage Collective,
Playhouse in the Park (A Christmas Carol), and
Ensemble Theatre (Tribes, The Other Place).
Having so many wonderful memories of
performances with CSC (Henry VIII, The
Taming of the Shrew, Death of a Salesman, and One
Man, Two Guvnors to name a few), she also
made her directorial debut with Emma this
past season. She is so thankful for her CSC
career and family, and especially grateful
for her dear friend and husband, Jeremy.
(Ensemble, Third Season)
is delighted to
return to CSC,
having last appeared
here in As You Like
It and Death Of A
Salesman. Other local appearances include
To Kill a Mockingbird and Pride & Prejudice at
Playhouse in the Park, Tribes and Freud’s
Last Session at Ensemble Theatre, and The
Music Man in Concert with the Cincinnati
Pops. He appeared Off-Broadway in
Ghost Sonata, Wild Oats, Danton’s Death, and
Balloon (Outer Critics Circle nomination,
Best Play), and in the L.A. production
of Love Streams, with Gena Rowlands and
Jon Voight, directed by John Cassavetes.
Regionally, he’s appeared with St. Louis
Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Long
Wharf Theatre, Capitol Repertory, Intiman
Theatre, Folger Shakespeare, Clarence
Brown Theatre, and Merrimack Rep.
Sponsored by Kelley and David Downing
SHANNON
MOORE
(Resident Scenic Designer,
Debut) is excited
to start her first
season with CSC.
Before traveling to
Cincinnati, she
was a visiting professor and technical
director at the University of Central
Arkansas, a charge artist and technician for
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, and a scenic
designer and charge artist for the Nevada
Conservatory Theatre. Shannon is thankful
for her husband, Caleb, her family, and
her ever growing band of animals.
GRANT
NIEZGODSKI
(Ensemble, Second Season)
is extremely excited
to be joining CSC
again this season.
He made his CSC
debut last year in
Cyrano de Bergerac. Chicago credits include
King Charles III (Chicago Shakespeare Theater),
This (u/s Windy City Playhouse), Father of the
Bride, The Odd Couple (Oil Lamp Theatre) and
Richard III (The Empty Theatre). Other
regional credits include Much Ado About Nothing
and The Matchmaker (Indiana Festival Theatre).
Grant received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
from Indiana University. He would like to
thank all of his family, friends, teachers and
Courtney for their love and continued support.
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Company Biographies
WILL
O’DONNELL
(Technical Director, Third
Season) is delighted
to return for his
third season at CSC.
Before coming to
Cincinnati in 2014
he was employed by many theatres including
Heritage Music Festival, Seaside Repertory
Theatre, Blue Jacket!, Surflight Theatre
and The Pensacola Opera. Afterword’s,
he joined Royal Caribbean’s fleet as a
lighting designer and technician, eventually
becoming Head Technician on board The
Oasis of the Seas, then the largest cruise
ship in the world. Before joining CSC
he worked as a teacher of theatre design
and technology in Orlando, Florida. He
is ecstatic to be returning for his third
and CSC’s final season on Race Street.
REGINA PUGH*
(Ensemble, Third
Season) previously
performed with
CSC in The Crucible
(in collaboration
with Xavier
University) and
Sense and Sensibility. She has performed at
Cincinnati Playhouse (A Christmas Carol)
and numerous productions at Ensemble
Theatre Cincinnati including Annapurna,
The Other Place, Next Fall and My Name is
Asher Lev. Previous ETC shows include
Buckminster Fuller, After the Fall (directed by
Rebecca Miller), and two shows directed
by Edward Albee, Everything in the Garden
and Fragments. Other appearances on
local stages include Silent Sky at Know
Theatre, Equus at New Edgecliff Theatre
and The History Boys at New Stage Collective.
She is a proud founding member of
Performance Gallery, a Cincinnatibased alternative theatre collective.
KRISTEN R ACE
(Education and
PROJECT38 Coordinator,
Debut) is excited to
join CSC this year.
Before joining, she
taught English and
Theatre at Princeton
High School for eight years, where she
directed plays and musicals. Shakespeare
and Chekov are among her favorites. She
earned a Masters of Education from Xavier
University and an MA in Literature at
Wright State before beginning her PhD in
Literature at the University of Cincinnati,
where she currently teaches. Kristen is
grateful to live in a city with such a deep
love and appreciation of the arts, and
CSC has always had a special place in her
heart. She is thankful to her family for
encouraging her love of Shakespeare and
her husband-to-be Aaron for joining
her for every opera, musical, and play.
MAGGIE LOU
R ADER
(Ensemble, Sixth Season)
is grateful to be with
her CSC family
again. Originally
from Oklahoma,
she’s obtained
degrees from William Jewell College and
the Birmingham School of Acting and has
performed regionally and internationally
with Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park,
Birmingham Old Rep, Know Theatre of
Cincinnati, and Kentucky Shakespeare
playing such roles as Hermione in The
Winter’s Tale and Henrietta Leavitt in Silent
Sky. She’s made her fondest memories at
CSC playing Curly’s Wife in Of Mice and
Men, Lavinia in Titus Andronicus, Viola in
Twelfth Night and Jo March in Little Women.
She’s incredibly grateful to CSC for
her artistic home and to her husband,
Mr. McCombs, for calling her wife.
Sponsored by Emily Hodges
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CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
2016-2017 Season Sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director
Presents
Directed by Jeremy Dubin
July 22 - August 13, 2016
Stage Manager
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Scenic and Lighting Designer
Carolyn Fast*
Douglas J. Borntrager
Abbi Howson
Justen N. Locke
Originally produced by Reduced Shakespeare Company
ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (ABRIDGED) is produced
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypub.com
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited
This performance will have one 15 minute intermission
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Season Sponsor:
Operating Support Sponsors:
Ensemble Sponsor:
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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All The FAVORITE Books
The director and cast of “All The Great Books (Abridged)” answer the question:
what is your favorite book?
JEREMY DUBIN
“So hard to pick!
It’s like Sophie’s
Choice; but less...
Streep-y. So
I’m doing two.
My favorite of
recent years is The
Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Best
fantasy novel to come out in a decade.
It’s an exceedingly well crafted story
that is also a love song to storytelling
itself. But the book I have undoubtedly
reread the most is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to
the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I first read
it in 8th grade, and sentences like: “The
ships hung in the sky in much the same
way that bricks don’t” blew my 12 year
old mind and helped form the warped
foundation on which my sense of humor
would be erected....heh heh, erected.”
GEOFFREY
WARREN
BARNES
“I love anything
by Dan Brown.
DaVinci Code, Angels
and Demons, Inferno,
The Symbol, and
yes, even Digital Fortress (for my hardcore
Dan Brown fans). His books are an
entertaining read that contain themes
of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes,
and conspiracy theories. His stories
mix pieces of historical fact with fiction
to create a thrilling storyline. His
books often encourage discussions and
spark debate among his readers while
simultaneously providing an exciting
and adventurous literary getaway.
(You’re welcome, Dan Brown).
Shout out to J.K. Rowling …
your stuff is the bomb, too.”
II
JUSTIN
McCOMBS
“The book I enjoy
reading the most
is Vonnegut’s
Slaughterhouse Five.
The book I was
most moved by was
Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. The book I
look forward to reading again and again
is Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. All
three are great stories about the struggle
of the human condition. Grapes perfectly
balances one family’s journey with the
story of a country defined by a dream
that isn’t equal for everyone. Mockingbird
teaches us about empathy and character
through the eyes of a feisty young girl,
an honorable father, and shy man in the
shadows who just wants to be left alone. It
also addresses just how deep this country’s
questions of race are cut into our
conscience. But it is Slaughterhouse Five that
drags the blade of satire sharp enough that
I cry and laugh at how wild the experience
of being a human really can be.”
MIR ANDA
McGEE
“My favorite book
would have to be
the novelization
of the movie
Crocodile Dundee 2.
The story of Mick
Dundee relocating to New York reminds
me of my own journey. I, too, enjoy blast
fishing in the waters of Manhattan and
sometimes feel a bit out of place. Mick is
not at all a stereotype of Australians so
reading about him makes me feel as if I
am relating to a hometown friend, and I
also learn many handy survival skills!”
A ll The Great Books (A lbridged)
Cast List
(in alphabetical order)
Geoffrey Warren Barnes II*..........................................................................Geoffrey
Justin McCombs*.......................................................................................... Justin
Miranda McGee*........................................................................................ Miranda
Production Staff
(in alphabetical order)
Abbi Howson.........................................................................Costume Shop Manager
Kylie Kanter.................................................................................Properties Master
Justen N. Locke........................... Resident Lighting Designer and Scenic Design Associate
Stormie Mac............................................................................. Wardrobe Supervisor
Amanda McGee................................................................Resident Costume Designer
Will O’Donnell............................................................................ Technical Director
Darlene Rawlins ..........................................................................................Sticher
Maddie Regan............................................................................ Production Manager
Katie An Siegel..................................................................... Assistant Stage Manager
Ann Wolff...................................................................................................Sticher
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and
Stage Managers in the United States
Below is a list of the books mentioned in the production - how many have YOU read?
Paradise Lost
The Grapes of Wrath
1984
The Picture of Dorian
Great Expectations
The Aeneid
Gray Plato’s Republic
The Great Gatsby
Alice in Wonderland
Pride and Prejudice
Green Eggs and Ham
Animal Farm
Remembrance of
Harry Potter and the
Anna Karenina
Things Past
Sorcerer’s Stone
Autobiography of
Samuel Johnson’s
Heart of Darkness
Alice B. Toklas
Dictionary
Hound of the Baskervilles
Beowulf
The Satanic Verses
Huckleberry Finn
The Bible
The Scarlet Letter
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Brave New World
Sense and Sensibility
The Idiot
Bridges of Madison County
Silas Marner
I Know Why the
The Brothers Karamazov
Silent Spring
Caged Bird Sings
The Canterbury Tales
Sons and Lovers
The Iliad
A Christmas Carol
The Sound and the Fury
Interpretation of Dreams
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Story of Genji
The Invisible Man
Crime and Punishment
A Tale of Two Cities
Jane Eyre
Das Kapital
Tao Te Ching
Jaws
David Copperfield
TekWar
Leaves of Grass
Death in Venice
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Little Women
Dianetics
The Three Musketeers
Lolita
The Diary of Anne Frank
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Lord of the Flies
The Divine Comedy
To Kill a Mockingbird
Metamorphosis
Don Quixote
To the Lighthouse
Middlemarch
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Treasure Island
Moby Dick
Dracula
Ulysses
The Odyssey
Fahrenheit 451
Valley of the Dolls
Of Mice and Men
Fathers and Sons
Walden
Oliver Twist
The Feminine Mystique
War and Peace
On the Road
For Whom the Bell Tolls
White Fang
One Flew Over the
The Fountainhead
Cuckoo’s Nest
The Wizard of Oz
Frankenstein
The Origin of Species
Wuthering Heights
Gone with the Wind
Orlando
III
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Company Biographies
MADDIE
REGAN
NICHOLAS
ROSE*
(Production Manager,
Second Season) is
delighted to continue
her tenure with
CSC for the 20162017 season. Since
graduating from the Carnegie Mellon
University School of Drama, she has had
the pleasure of serving on the producing
staff of In the Mood, an internationally
touring 1940s musical revue. Prior to
relocating to the Queen City, Maddie
oversaw onboard entertainment as a
traveling production manager for Celebrity
Cruise Lines giving her the opportunity to
explore over 30 countries and open their
newest vessel, the Celebrity Reflection.
To date her favorite CSC production was
Cyrano de Bergerac (2015). She is grateful for
the support of her husband Brian, and the
love of their rescue dogs Monte and Boca.
(Ensemble, Twenty-Second
Season) is a resident
of Cincinnati and
has performed
on most of the
area’s stages as well
as on both East and West Coasts. Having
performed in 32 of Shakespeare’s 38 play
canon, he is now on a quest to perform the
six other plays to unlock the “Complete the
Canon” actor achievement by the time he
is 50. Some favorite memories performing
with Cincinnati Shakespeare have been
Waiting for Godot, The Hound of the Baskervilles,
and portraying Titus Andronicus, Macbeth
and Antony. Nick can also occasionally be
heard on radio ads as well as seen regularly
on the BnG Games and Video, a variety
comedy channel on YouTube. Nick and
his family currently live in Madisonville.
Sponsored by Dick and Debbie Westheimer
PAUL
RIOPELLE*
(Ensemble, Sixth Season)
first appeared
as an Ensemble
Member on the
CSC mainstage
as Prospero in
The Tempest in 1999; he is honored to be
closing this final season on Race Street
in the same show. Paul has appeared in a
Broadway National Tour, an Off-Broadway
premiere, and as proud stand-in for his
hero, Dustin Hoffman, on the film Stranger
Than Fiction. NYC/Regional credits include
Romeo, Richard III, Benedick, Cassius,
Jaques, King John, Marc Antony (in both
Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra), and two
turns as Hamlet. Favorite contemporary
credits include John Proctor in The Crucible,
and Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Warmest love and thanks to Mom and Dad
for a lifetime of love and support.
Sponsored by Syndey and Russ Schnurr
VANESSA
SAWSON
(Ensemble, Debut) is
honored to join
the CSC Family.
Vanessa hails from
Detroit, Michigan
where she earned
her MFA in Acting at Wayne State
University. Upon graduation she had
the pleasure of working with Tipping
Point Theatre, Meadow Brook Theatre,
Michigan Shakespeare Festival’s Touring
Company and most recently Kickshaw
Theatre’s inaugural production, The Electric
Baby. The summer of 2014 she had the
ultimate experience touring with Montana
Shakespeare in the Parks in Romeo and
Juliet as the Nurse and as Phebe in As You
Like It. Vanessa looks forward to her new
adventures in Cincinnati, where the folks
have already made her feel like she’s home.
Sponsored by Nancy Helwig and Bob Roesbery
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Company Biographies
SAR A SHAROS
AIDEN SIMS
(Assistant Stage Manager,
Debut) Sara Sharos is
stoked to be joining
Cincinnati Shakes.
She most recently
was the Prop Master
for Arkansas
Shakespeare Theatre’s tenth season.
Other credits include Assistant Stage
Managing at Gateway Playhouse. She
worked on the regional premiere of
Rock of Ages, Roger and Hammerstein’s
Cinderella, and Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse.
All you need is love and a little hot glue!
(Ensemble, Second
Season) is an
SCPA alumna
and a recipient
of the CorbettMayerson Award
for Drama. Her
recent credits include MJ Soch in Dog &
Pony DC’s Beertown at the Know Theatre
of Cincinnati, Maureen in RENT at the
Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre, Marta
in The Carnegie’s Company, the Little
Match Girl in Striking 12 at Falcon Theatre,
Lucifer and Abel in Cain at Stone on a Walk
Theatre, and bel and marja’ in A Klingon
Christmas Carol. It is her sincere pleasure to
join CSC for their final season on Race
Street, having made her onstage debut
last season as Iras in Antony and Cleopatra.
MICHAEL
SHOONER*
(Ensemble, Fourth Season)
is happy to return
to CSC after several
years away, having
previously appeared
here in The Weir,
Romeo & Juliet and All My Sons. A Cincinnati
native and alumnus of Edgecliff College,
Michael left town in 1979 on a 17-year
performing odyssey that included stints
in Los Angeles, Seattle and Montana. He
founded New Edgecliff Theatre in 1998.
An Actors’ Equity member since 1977,
he has appeared locally with Cincinnati
Playhouse in the Park, Clifton Players,
and Falcon Theatre. Some favorite roles
include Dysart in Equus, Teach in American
Buffalo, Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and
Leonard in Seminar. As always, he thanks his
lovely wife Pam for her patience, support
and the constant surprise.
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JEANNA VELLA
(Director of Education
and Communications,
Seventh Season)
is delighted to
continue to be a
part of the thriving
arts community in
Cincinnati! An arts administration professional,
Jeanna has worked with several arts organizations
in New York, NY including the Marilyn Horne
Foundation, NYU’s Skirball Center for the
Performing Arts, and The Araca Group as well
as in Louisville, KY at the Kentucky Shakespeare
Festival and in Cincinnati at the Cincinnati
Ballet before starting at Cincy Shakes in 2010.
She is also currently an adjunct faculty member
at Miami University’s College of Creative Arts
teaching a course in Arts Management as well as
a clarinetist in the Southwest Ohio Symphonic
Band. In 2015, Jeanna was selected as a member
of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s
C-Change Class 10. In 2016, she was nominated
for the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 40
Under 40 Awards. She holds an M.A. in
Performing Arts Administration from New
York University and a B.M. in Music Education
from Miami University. Much love to her
family and friends; there’s no place like home!
Follow her and CSC on twitter @cincyshakes.
Company Biographies
BRENT
VIMTRUP*
(Ensemble, Sixth Season)
Brent is delighted to
be returning for
CSC’s final season
at Race Street.
Selected CSC credits
include: title roles in Hamlet and Richard II,
Brutus (Julius Caesar), Algernon (The Importance
of Being Earnest), and John Proctor in The Crucible
(League of Cincinnati Theatre Award for Best
Actor). Additional credits include: Luna
Gale (ETC), Harry and the Thief (Know Theatre),
The Lieutenant of Inshore (Syracuse Stage), and Sight
Unseen (InProximity Theatre) for which he was
nominated for a 2011 New York Innovate
Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Featured
Role. Film credits include Dieter (Miles Ahead)
and Ray (Over the Rhine). A whoop to his most
amazing family Eileen, Adah and Eamon.
Sponsored by John and Elizabeth Grover
TORIE WIGGINS*
(Ensemble, Third
Season) is a graduate
of UC CCM with
a BFA in Dramatic
Performance, and
has co-adapted and
performed a onewoman show, Your Negro Tour Guide, and toured
with it across the country. She most recently
landed a principal role in the movie A Christmas
Melody on the Hallmark Channel, directed by
Mariah Carey. Cincinnati credits include Afghan
Women Writer’s Project, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,
Pluto, and Harry and the Thief (Know Theatre
of Cincinnati), The Mountaintop (Ensemble
Theatre Cincinnati) and Twilight: Los Angeles 1992
by Anna Deveare Smith (Diogenes Theatre
Co). She also appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird
with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and
performed the title role in Black Pearl Sings!
at ETC. She performed with The Human
Race Theatre Co. as Vera Charles in Mame,
Cassandra in Vonya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,
and Mabel in Crowns. She has most recently
reprised her role as Calpurnia in Cincinnati
Playhouse in the Park’s production of To Kill
a Mockingbird, and ensemble in Violet. Thanks
to God and her beloved fiancé, Aaron.
CRYSTIAN
WILTSHIRE
(Ensemble, Debut)
is thrilled to be
joining CSC for
this amazing season.
He comes to us from
Louisville, Kentucky
where he performed for thousands of children
with StageOne Family Theatre and most
recently, was a proud member of Kentucky
Shakespeare’s summer season that included
Two Gentleman of Verona, The Winter’s Tale, and Romeo
& Juliet. He is grateful for his friends and
family that have commented on his pursuit
of an acting career with the phrase, “Do it!”
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association,
the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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Author and Playwright Biographies
FR ANCES GOODRICH &
ALBERT HACKETT
(Playwrights, The Diary of Anne Frank) began
their enormously successful and
remarkably prolific collaboration in 1928,
a partnership that lasted 34 years. The
two were married while collaborating on
their first Broadway hit, Up Pops the Devil.
Their success on Broadway eventually led
to the pair being signed as a writing team
by MGM, where they launched the popular
Thin Man series. Goodrich and Hackett
were also among the many writers who
toiled on Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life.
Writing the stage version of The Diary of Anne
Frank was the achievement of which both
Goodrich and Hackett were most proud.
It took the couple two years and eight
rewrites before they came up with a draft
which pleased Otto Frank, Anne’s father.
The original Broadway production received
the 1956 Tony Award for Best Play, and
the script received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize
for Drama. Goodrich and Hackett also
adapted the play for the screen in 1959.
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
remained married until her death in 1984.
Albert Hackett passed away in 1995.
LORR AINE HANSBERRY
(Playwright, A Raisin in the Sun) was born in
1930 in Chicago, Illinois. She wrote A
Raisin in the Sun, a play about a struggling
black family, which opened on Broadway
to great success. Hansberry was the first
black playwright and the youngest American
to win a New York Critics’ Circle award.
Throughout her life she was also heavily
involved in civil rights. She also penned
the play The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window and
a number of her writings and interviews
were posthumously collected in To Be Young,
Gifted, and Black. She died at 34 of pancreatic
cancer. A Raisin in the Sun is considered one
of the hallmarks of the American stage
and has continued to find new audiences
throughout the decades, including
Emmy-nominated television productions
from both 1989 and 2008. The play
has earned accolades from Broadway as
well, winning Tony Awards in 2004 and
2014, including Best Revival of a Play.
WENDY KESSELMAN
(Playwright, The Diary of Anne Frank) is an Emmy
award-winning American writer. Her
other works include the children’s books
Emma and There’s a Train Going By My Window,
the play My Sister in this House (adapted into
the film Sister My Sister), and the films I
Love You, I Love You Not and A Separate Peace.
REED MARTIN
(Playwright, All The Great Books (Abridged)) is a
graduate of UC Berkeley, UC San Diego,
The Bill Kinnamon School of Professional
Umpire Training, and Clown College.
He has performed in 46 states and 11
foreign countries, including New Jersey.
Prior to joining the RSC in 1989, he was
a clown with Ringling Brothers/Barnum
& Bailey Circus where he spent two years
frightening children and smelling of
elephants. He lives in Northern California
with his wife and two sons, all three of
whom are much funnier than he is. BERNARD POMER ANCE
(Playwright, The Elephant Man) was born in
Brooklyn, New York, in 1940. He studied
at the University of Chicago and moved to
London in 1968, where he helped to found
the theatre company Foco Novo. For Foco
Novo he wrote The Elephant Man, which was
originally produced in 1977. One of the
most successful and regularly revived plays
to come out of the London fringe theatre,
The Elephant Man was performed in repertory
at Britain’s National Theatre and several
times off and on Broadway. For The Elephant
Man, Pomerance won a Tony Award, the
New York Drama Critics’ Award, an Obie
Award, a Drama Desk Award, and the Outer
Critics Circle Award. He is also the author
of the novel We Need To Dream All This Again.
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Author and Playwright Biographies
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
(Playwright, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry VI: The
Wars of the Roses, Part 2, Richard III, The Tempest)
For all his fame and celebration, William
Shakespeare remains a mysterious figure
with regards to personal history. There are
just two primary sources for information
on the Bard: his works, and various
legal and church documents that have
survived from Elizabethan times. William
Shakespeare was born in Stratfordupon-Avon, allegedly on April 23,
1564. Church records from Holy Trinity
Church indicate that he was baptized
there on April 26, 1564. Shakespeare
married Anne Hathaway on November
28, 1582. It is estimated that Shakespeare
arrived in London around 1588 and
began to establish himself as an actor and
playwright. By 1594, he was not only acting
and writing for the Lord Chamberlain’s
Men (called the King’s Men after the
ascension of James I in 1603), but was a
managing partner in the operation as well.
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men became
a favorite London troupe, patronized
by royalty and made popular by the
theatre-going public. Never before had a
playwright enjoyed sufficient acclaim to
see his works published and sold as popular
literature in the midst of his career.
In addition, Shakespeare’s ownership
share in both the theatrical company and
the Globe itself made him as much an
entrepreneur as artist. While Shakespeare
might not be accounted wealthy by London
standards, his success allowed him to
purchase New House and retire in comfort
to Stratford in 1611. William Shakespeare
allegedly died on his birthday, April 23,
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1616. This is probably more of a romantic
myth than reality, but Shakespeare was
interred at Holy Trinity in Stratford
on April 25. In 1623, two working
companions of Shakespeare from the
Lord Chamberlain’s Men, John Heminges
and Henry Condell, printed the First
Folio edition of his collected plays, of
which half were previously unpublished.
AUSTIN TICHENOR (Playwright, All The Great Books (Abridged))
is a fifth-generation Californian. An
intellectual welterweight, Austin remains
disappointingly average despite three very
expensive degrees (two from UC Berkeley
and one from Boston University). For
seven seasons, he served as Associate
Producing Director of the American
Stage Festival in Milford, NH, writing
over 20 plays and musicals for young
audiences. His productions there of
A Christmas Carol and Frankenstein(which he
wrote) and Much Ado About Nothing and The
Tempest (which he directed) were seen by
literally dozens of people. He’s performed
his own material on the BBC, NPR, and
England’s Channel 4; other writings have
appeared in The Independent newspaper in
London, the Washington Post, the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, and the New York Times Book
Review. As an actor, Austin played recurring
roles on 24, Alias, Felicity, Ally McBeal, and The
Practice. He produces and hosts the podcast
award-nominated Reduced Shakespeare
Company Podcast. He has two kids (one
of each) and lives in Chicago, where he
is writing the Great American Novel and
the Terrible Lithuanian Screenplay.
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Professional Associations
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than
49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance,
promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our
society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range
of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFLCIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts
unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
Cincinnati Shakespeare is proud to be a member of The Shakespeare Theatre
Association (STA). For more information visit www.stahome.org.
STA was established to provide a forum for the artistic, managerial, educational
leadership for theatres primarily involved with the production of the works of
William Shakespeare; to discuss issues and methods of work, resources, and
information; and to act as an advocate for Shakespearean productions and training.
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a member of the Theatre Communications
Group (TCG). TCG, the national organization for the American theatre, exists to
strengthen, nurture and promote the professional not-for-profit American theatre.
Founded in 1961, their constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking
theatres to nearly 700 member theatres and affiliate organizations and more than
12,000 individuals nationwide. TCG serves theatre communities that exist on the local,
national and international level. Our members are major contributors to the American
theatre sector, which employs more than 131,000 people, produces over 202,000
performances each year and contributes $1.9 billion to the US economy annually.
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Friends of the Company
“With one ‘we thank you,’ many millions more…”
—The Winter’s Tale, Act I, Scene II
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company extends thanks to the following individuals and organizations for
their support. This list includes gifts received from July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016. Every effort has
been made to ensure accuracy. If you see a discrepancy, please accept our sincere apology and contact
Lettie Van Hemert, at 513.381.2273, ext. 3206.
ANGELS
($20,000+)
Anonymous
James Bridgeland
The Otto M. Budig Family
Foundation
Martin Chavez
Calvin and Patricia
Linnemann
Tecklenburg Family Fund
of The Greater Cincinnati
Foundation
Mike Gumbleton and
Teddy Gumbleton
William* and Patricia Kern
Toni LaBoiteaux
Ralph and Sandy Lipsey
Michael and Georgina
Masterson
Kenneth Oswald and
Mary Beth Martin
Marc and Suzi Rubin
Mark and Rosemary Schlachter
Tayfun and Laura Tuzun
MINISTERS
OF GRACE
DUKES AND
DUCHESSES
($10,000-$19,999)
Mrs. L. L Browning, Jr.
Vicky and Rick Reynolds
Don and Linda Tecklenburg
Richard and Debbie
Westheimer
Jay and Jodi Woffington
CHERUBIM AND
SERAPHIM
($5,000-$9,999)
Judge Mark and
Mrs. Sue Ann Painter
Paul Vimtrup
ROYAL FAMILY
($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous
Robert and Debra Chavez
Sally and Joel Davenport
Kelley and David Downing
Susan Esler and Steven Skibo
Andrew Firstman
Gary and Tricia Glass
($1,000-$2,499)
Robert and Judy Airhart
Tony Alper
William Bahlman
Bill and Mary Baskett
Allan Berliant and
Jennie Rosenthal Berliant
Dava L. Biehl
Daniel and Kendra Braun
Michael Dailey*
Dr. Stewart and Ellen Dunsker
Jim Ecker
Michael Gehring
Jon and Mary Gimpel
David Herriman
Karlee Hilliard
Linda Klump
Richard I. and
Susan J. Lauf Fund
Thomas P. Lee
Gerald Greenberg and
Pamela Meyers
Robert Brackenbury and
Linda Parysek
Susan and Joe Pichler
Cassandra and Glenn Plott
Patrick Points and
Wijdan Jreisat
Martha and Nick Ragland
Toby and Monica Rau
Rebecca Schaen
in memory of Bill Godshalk
Russell and Sydney Schnurr
Mark and Anne Stepaniak
Edward Trach
Jeroen van Leersum
Sallie and Randolph
Wadsworth
George and Nancy Yund
LORDS AND
LADIES
($500-$999)
Ron Bates and Randy Lasley
Fred Berger
Maureen Bickley
William Borek
Tom and M.C. Brennan
Shannon and Lee Carter
Family Fund of The Greater
Cincinnati Foundation
Brian and Elizabeth Coley
Mark Dauner
Ren and Cristina Egbert
Bob Amott and Janice Flanagan
Christopher A. Futscher and
Lynn M. Schulte
Kenneth Griffiths
John and Elizabeth Grover
Tom Hayes
Nancy Helwig and
Bob Roesbery
Emily M. Hodges
This list includes gifts received July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Totals are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations.
*Deceased
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Friends of the Company
Doug Ignatius and
Bruce Preston
Lorrence and Barbara Kellar
David and Ruth Lahey
Matt McFee and Jared Queen
Bill and Karen McKim
James Miller
Niamh O’Leary
Dave Reed
Becky and Ted Richards
Steve and Helen Rindsberg
Patricia Robertson
Harry and Anne Santen
Ritu Singh
Paul and Elizabeth Sittenfeld
Thomas Sullivan
Fred and Jo Anne Warren
COURTIERS
($100-$499)
Anonymous (3)
Christine Adams
Howard and Frankie Alper
Cathleen Arnold
Henrietta Barlag
Robert Bennett
Dan and Barb Bennie
Patricia Beresford
Jeanne Bessette
David and Elaine Billmire
Scott Bischoff
Alicia Bond-Lewis
John Bossert
Carl Bostrom
Chase and Karen Bramwell
Patricia Bryon
Alexandra Bunger-Pool
Lissa and Michael Cambron
Heather Campbell
Lieberman
A.K. and Gibson Carey
Shannon and Bill Carey
Robert Neel and Jeff Caywood
Angela Chong
James Cissell
Pearl Compaan
Willard H. Connor
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Virginia Corsini
Janet Davidson
Stella Davies
Emily DetmerGoebel and Scott Goebel
Charles Eckert
Joe and Kay Ellis
John Epperson
Robert Fitzpatrick
Kathleen Flanagan
Susan Friedlander
Gail Ginther
William Gracie and
Daniel Fairbanks
Cynthia Grant
Mark Hammond
Elizabeth Hampton
Lloyd Hartsough
Pam Harwood
Julia Hawgood
Leah Heisel
Kathryn Hendrickson
Stephen Hill
Matthew Hollstegge
Craig and Mary Hudson
Stephen and Janet Jackson
Valerie Jacobs
Ruth Joffe
Marilyn and Robert Johnson
Jim and Mary Ann Kalla
Sharon Katz
Rich Keating
Crystal Kendrick
Ruchika Khetarpal
Marvin Kolodzik
Curt Kuhn
Bethany Lahmann Brausch
Takeitha Lawson
Spencer Liles
Travis Lockhart
Edgar Loring
Dan and Anne Lovell
Ruth Lowry
Genevieve and
George Mabey
Thomas Kemp and
Jana Martin Kemp
Colleen and Mike McSwiggin
Kathy Meinking
Lori Miller
James Miller
Ed and Diane Mohlenhoff
Mary Sue Morrow
Nora Moushey
Jack and Ruta Mueller
Maggie Muething
George Nielsen
Fred and Leila Oliver
Stephanie Park
Victoria Parlin
Eileen Parris
Karen and Graham Paxton
Alice and Burton Perlman
Carol and Ed Pfetzing
Nancy L. Phelan
David M. Piatt
Kyle Pohlman
Mitchell Rashkin
Betty and Steve Robinson
Diane Roland
Mark and Jan Sass
Martha Schimberg
Suzanne Schindler
Elizabeth Schmidt
Rachelle Sekerka
Stephanie Sepate
Lois Ann Shannon
Mary Shukairy
Brian Siroky
Mary and Rich Smethurst
Adrienne Angst Smith
Robert and Myfanwy Smith
Troy Snider
Larry and Kay Sparks
Dr. William Spohn and
Dr. Margaret Dunn
Angela Stapleton
Mark and Peg Stedtefeld
Carl J. Studerus
Glenda Suttman
Carolyn and David Taylor
J. Michael and
Patricia Thierauf
This list includes gifts received July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Totals are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations.
*Deceased
Friends of the Company
Elizabeth and Ronald
Tinklenberg
Marcia Togneri
Sarah Topy
Patricia and Peter Torvik
Lori Uphaus
Rosalie P. van Nuis
Cedric Vogel
Frank and Janell Weinstock
James, Carol, and
David Weissenberg
Jim and George Ann Wesner
Joe Wessling
GENTLEFOLK
($1-$99)
Anonymous (2)
Barrett Aldemeyer
Katherine Allgeier
Jose Alvarez
Tamara Anderson
Karla Atkins
Joan Avery
Nicole Barnett
Rubin and Charlotte Battino
Victoria Beltramo
Jan Besl
Cynthia Bismayer
Jim and Susan Bohache
Kathryn Boller-Koch
Ken and Victoria Bordwell
John and Rebecca Bromels
Michelle Brothers and
Lynn Brothers
Pauline Brown
Linda Bruggeman
Scheryl Buda
Julie Carpenter
Margaret Champion
Jeff Cook
Rebecca Cornelius
Vivian Lea Coulter
Yamuna and David Crist
George Davis
Don Deems
Patricia F Dirr
Natasha Dobias
Laura Drake
Kevin and Lisa Ehlert
Gail Forberg
Greg and M. Camille Frye
Andrew Garrison and
Cecelia Shore
Jeremy Garrison
Chad Geesman
Stephanie Gettinger
Bill Gordon and
David Gordon-Johnson
Michael Graham
Linda Grieser
Eric Grothaus
Elizabeth Guice
Jane Hamilton
Sigrun Haude
Audrey Hehman
Dale Hodges
Elizabeth Hofacre
Bo Howell
Louise Hughes
Sharon Hull
Charlotte Hunter
Mark Irwin
Rosemarie Jeffery
Patricia Jones
Timothy Juenke
Kurt Killen
Joseph and Ann Klein
Nicole Koschmeder
Jennifer Kramer-Wine
Mary Ellen Kuempel
Donald Lerner
Sarah Lima
Joyce Looby
Robert and Carole
MacClennan
Jason Majerski
Lois Marples
Elizabeth Mather
Sean McMahon
Julia Meister
Julie Metz
Howard and Marianne
Miller
Michael Miller
Nancy Mohan
Donna Molony
Anne Moorman
Rob and Andrea Morwood
Susan Mueller
Dan and Christine Muenzer
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Myer III
Clare Oestreicher
Rozelia Park
Terry and Jill Parsons
Janet Peter
Kirsten Pigford
Betty Prescott
M Sue Richey
Miriam Richmond
Abigail Riddle
Mary Sue Roberts
Donna Robinette
John Robson
Jens Rosin
Michael Ruggiero
Richard Scheid and
Patty Hubbard
James Schmidt
Dale Schneider
Rick Schroeder
Linda Hall and
Mary Schuster
Doug Sena
Deborah Sensel-Davis
Patricia Smith
Kayla Sprniger
Lisa Staley
Bonnie Stewart
Laurence Stillpass
Angela Stocker
Brian Sullivan
Enid Sunderman
Jan Tallarigo
Sarah Tankersley
David Tate
Miranda Tavares
Carol Ann Taylor
Katherine Teasdale
Jude Tessel
Cynthia Tisue
Matthew Townsley
This list includes gifts received July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Totals are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations.
*Deceased
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Friends of the Company
Ed Treadwell
Robert Trusty
Jeanna Vella
Judith Vermillion
Buzz Ward
Callum Waterhouse
Jeffrey Welge
Laura West
Paul Whalen
Leslie Whitford
Michael and Carolyn Wilkins
Timothy Wurst
Peter and Jan ZallaSchwenkmeyer
FOUNDERS’
CIRCLE
BARDS
Stephen and Paula Brock
Kathryn and Vishnoo
Shahani
Elizabeth A. Stone
TROUBADOURS
Bill and Karen McKim
Vicky and Rick Reynolds
POETS
Anonymous
Cathy Crain
Richard and Susan Lauf
Al and Mary Lopez
Linda and Addison Maupin
Barbara and Ethan Stanley
Fred and Jo Anne Warren
Gene M. Wilson
IN-KIND
DONORS
CSC wishes to thank the
following local businesses
and organizations for their
generous donations & support:
Aero Fulfillment
Allegra Marketing Print Mail
Brian Lloyd
Christian Moerlein Brewing
Company
Cincinnati Arts Association
Cincinnati Museum Center
at Union Terminal
Cincinnati Opera
Cincinnati Playhouse
in the Park
Cincinnati Symphony and
Pops Orchestra
Cohen, Todd, Kite &
Stanford LLC
Costume Gallery
Ensemble Theatre
Cincinnati
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Funky’s Catering
Government Strategies Group
Julie Cross
Karen Eddleman
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Laine Marshall
LPK
Mary Wurtz
Morehead State
Mu Sinclaire
Round Pixel
Sargento
Sherri Fillingham
SMS Events
The Brand Experience
The Creative Department
The Taft Center
Xavier University
This list includes gifts received July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Totals are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations.
*Deceased
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FOUNDATIONS
Supporting CSC from 2014- present
OPER ATING:
Otto M. Budig Family
Foundation
ArtsWave
Linnemann Family Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
Frisch’s
Robert C. and Adele R.
Schiff Foundation
Shubert Foundation
Americana Arts Foundation
Charles Scott Riley III
Foundation
EDUCATION
(INCLUDING PROJECT38):
Andrew Jergens Foundation
Anonymous
Arts Midwest
ArtsWave
William P. Anderson
Foundation
Chemed Foundation
Crosset Family Fund
Charles H. Dater
Foundation
Duke Energy Foundation
William O. Purdy, Jr.
Foundation
Jack J. Smith Charitable Trust
John A. Schroth Family
Charitable Trust,
PNC Bank, Trustee
Josephine Schell Russell
Charitable Trust,
PNC Bank, Trustee
Louise Taft Semple Foundation
Luther Charitable Trust
Martha Holden Jennings
Foundation
Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation
National Endowment
for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
P&G Fund of the Greater
Cincinnati Foundation
Scripps Howard Foundation
Target
Toyota
US Bank Foundation
Maxwell C. Weaver Foundation
Wohlgemuth Herschede
Foundation
Woodward Trust
Leadership Team
Brian Isaac Phillips
Producing Artistic Director
Sara Clark
Artistic Associate
Jeremy Dubin
Artistic Associate
Jay Woffington
Executive Director
Lettie Van Hemert
Managing Director
Jeanna Vella
Director of Education and Communications
Carolyn Fast
Resident Stage Manager
Joeliene Magoto
Development Director
Abbi Howson
Costume Shop Manager
Katie Doll
Corporate Development & Special Events
Kelly Mengelkoch
Company Manager
Cal Harris
Director of Customer Relations
Maddie Regan
Production Manager
719 Race Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Will O’Donnell
Technical Director
513.381.BARD (2273)
www.cincyshakes.com
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Theatre Policies and Information
The little details count when it comes
to a memorable evening of theatre. The
following information and guidelines
will help you enjoy your evening with us.
ACCESSIBILITY/
SPECIAL SEATING
Seating for people with disabilities is
available; please advise the Box Office
when ordering tickets. For assistance upon
arrival, please ask for the House Manager.
ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES
Devices may be reserved in advance with
the Box Office staff or requested from
the House Manager at the performance.
LATE SEATING
Latecomers will be seated at the
discretion of the House Manager.
IF YOU MISS A PERFORMANCE
If you miss a show, the Box Office
will make every effort to move your
reservation to another performance of
the same production. If you know in
advance that you will be unable to attend
on your scheduled date, please let the
Box Office know as soon as possible.
CAMER AS, RECORDERS,
AND MOBILE PHONES
To avoid disruptions, we prohibit taking
photographs and using recording
devices. Please check cameras at
the Box Office and turn off mobile
phones and texting devices.
FOOD AND DRINK
A variety of concessions are available
in the lobby including a full bar at the
new Canon Club Café. Beverages are
allowed back into the theater. Smoking
is prohibited in the theater and directly
in front of the theater’s entrance.
YOUNG THEATER-GOERS
Children younger than 5 are not
permitted in the theater. For children
older than 5, please call the Box Office
to determine whether a particular
production is suitable for your child.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY
Please obey the instructions given by
theater personnel. Please note the nearest
emergency exit upon taking your seat; each
exit is marked by a lighted EXIT sign. If an
evacuation is directed, please move to the
nearest exit in a calm and orderly fashion.
Board of Trustees
Kelley Downing, Bartlett & Co.
President
Tayfun Tuzun, Fifth Third Bank
Vice President
Marc Rubin, Cohen, Todd,
Kite & Stanford
Treasurer
Susan Esler, Ashland (ret.)
Secretary
Don Tecklenburg, Ohio Wesleyan
Past President
Allan Berliant, Best Express Foods, Inc.
Scott Bischoff, Johnson
Investment Counsel
Kimberly Doebereiner, P&G
Brian Fagan, PNC
Christopher A. Futscher, EY
Gary Glass, Thompson Hine
Mark Irwin, BB&T
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Valerie Jacobs, LPK
Patricia Kern, Money Minders
Jean Lauterbach, Vistage
Michael Masterson,
1919 Investment Counsel
Ken Oswald, Oswald Company, Inc.
Judge Mark Painter, Manley Burke
Patrick Points, Ignite Philanthropy
Toby Rau, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Christopher Reintz, POSSIBLE
Vicky Reynolds, UC
Doug Sackin, Leidos, Inc.
Rosemary Schlachter, 25th Hour
Mark Stepaniak, Taft Stettinius &
Hollister LLP
Jeroen van Leersum, Johnson
Investment Counsel
Dick Westheimer, Westheimer Enterprises
George Yund, Frost, Brown, Todd
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Lend Us Your Support
About half of our total expenses are
covered by revenues from admissions and
educational programs. The other half is
rasied through the generosity of donors
like you! By giving a tax-deductible gift,
you will help the only classical theatre
between Chicago and Pittsburgh grow.
Donate Tonight
We would be happy to accept
donations of any size tonight
while you are at the theatre!
Please visit the box office
tonight and they can help
process you tax deductible
donation by credit card,
check or cash in any amount.
In return, we will present the highestquality experience for you and offer more
enriching educational programs to our
city’s youth.
Here at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company,
your investment truly makes a difference.
Donate by Mail
You can mail in a donation by
filling out the donation form
at www.cincyshakes.com, or
simply send a check marked “donation” to:
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Attn: Development
719 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Fund
Donate Online Endowment
The Cincinnati Shakespeare Endowment
To make an online
donation, please visit
www.cincyshakes.com.
Donate by
Phone
To make any ype of donation,
including stock, please contact:
Lettie Van Hemert, Managing Director
513.381.2273, ext. 3206
or lettie.vanhemert@cincyshakes.com
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Fund was created through generous
gifts from The Tecklenburg Family Fund
and from an anonymous friend of the
company. The Endowment will ensure
a secure stream of revenue to support
CSC’s artistic programming in perpetuity.
To contribute to the CSC Endowment
Fund, or for more information about
ways to support Cincinnati Shakespeare
Company, please contact Joeliene Magoto,
Director of Development at
513-381-2273 x. 3205 or
Joeliene.magoto@cincyshakes.com.
The Canon Club Bar is Sponsored by Vicky and Rick Reynolds
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Did You Know?
Young people who participate in the arts for
at least three hours on three days each week
through at least one full year are:
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4 times more likely to be
recognized for academic achievement
3 times more likely to be elected to
class office within their schools
4 times more likely to participate
in a math and science fair
3 times more likely to win an award
for school attendance
4 times more likely to win an award
for writing an essay or poem
G E T I N V O LV E D
www.americansforthearts.org/public_awareness
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Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is committed to inviting young voices to join the conversation
about Shakespeare, the classics, and drama. In 2015-2016 we reached over 50,000 students
and community members with our education and outreach programs. We bring Shakespeare
into classrooms, parks and community centers with engaging and exciting performances and
workshops. We do this by offering programs for schools and community centers in their school,
offering programs at our theater as well as offering acting classes and camps for adults and teens.
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream On Tour
Romeo & Juliet On Tour
Macbeth on Tour
PROJECT38
Adult Acting Classes
FREE Shakespeare in the Park
Shakespeare Summer Camp
Shakespearience Workshops
Groundlings, Teen Acting Programs
To learn more about Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s education and outreach programs
including how to bring them to your school or community and/or how to support our
efforts, visit cincyshakes.com/education or contact jeanna.vella@cincyshakes.com.
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Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
is Grateful to Its Sponsors
Season Sponsors
Season Catering
Sponsor
Production Sponsors
Ensemble Sponsors
Design Sponsors
Sponsor of PROJECT38 2016
and Revel & Moonlight
History Cycle Sponsor
Special Project and Event Sponsors
Firstman, Horncastle,
Sprinkle team
at JP Morgan
Sponsorships received by date of printing 6/30/16
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